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Dear Editor,
Could you pass on a very big thank
you to Travis and all of his helpers
in charge of the Benevolence Fund.
In October I injured my back at
work. Instead of getting better it has
gotten worse. At this time I can only
lay on my back from doing any more
damage.
Because I lost work and Labor an
Industries only paying 65 of my
wages I feel behind in some of my
monthly accounts. I didn't have any
way of catching up on these back
bills. Then I read in Smoke Signals
about the Benevolence Fund and
how someone had received financial
help in times of emergency.
From the first phone call I was
treated so nice. The proper paper
work was sent to me and returned, if
any questions needed answered, my
phone would ring and Travis was
there to unravel the problem.
When a person is in constant pain
and everyone seems out to get you it
feels so good finding a friend.
My husband and I want to thank
the Tribe and its many workers who
have made life a whole lot easier at
a difficult time.
May God bless you all
Judy Nesbit
Roll 1823
(Granddaughter of Cecil Porter)
9615 Grand Ronde Road
Grand Ronde, OR 97347
1-800-422-0232 Fax: (503)879-2173
JUSTIN PHILLIPS - 879-2190
BRENT MERRILL - 879-2321
KIM MUELLER - 879-2264
TERESA HENRY - 879-2254
DEADLINE DATE ISSUE DATE
Wed., July 5 JULY 15
Thurs., July 20 AUGUST 1
Dear Editor,
We look forward to receiving and reading our Smoke Signals and want to
thank everyone who is responsible for putting it out, and to everyone else at
the Grand Ronde Community for all their hard work for all members, and for
all the wonderful things they have accomplished on and off the reservation.
We would love to hear about what is happening at St. Michael's Catholic
Church, and the Catholic Community at Grand Ronde. Maybe someone
from the church could submit an article every once in a while to let us know.
We just love the church and the beautiful stained glass windows in memory
of family members who lived at Grand Ronde. We also enjoy Father Rays
homilies.
All the Dowd family attending are looking forward to Pow-wow this year
and meeting more family. Those of us who made it last year had a great
time. This year we have Dowd's coming from as far as Florida, Iowa, and
Georgia, as well as those living in the Pacific Northwest.
God Bless you all,
Craig & Elizabeth (Dowd) VandePutte, Roll 125
Tom & Mary Pat (Dowd) Lord, Roll 134
Kathy (Dowd) Houle, Roll 132
Tom & Corinne Dowd, Roll 140
Barbara (Dowd) Gurnett, Roll 121
Mike & Helene Dowd, Roll 136
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Welcome to Smoke Signals: Teresa Henry
My name is Teresa Henry. I am
sixteen years old. I am currently
working as a summer intern at
CTGR for Smoke Signals.
My mother is Angela Ellis, my sis
ters are Ashley Bedortha and
Miranda Ellis. My grandparents are
Jess and Candy Robertson. My ex
tended family is Darren Blackwell
and his children Meg and Ryan
Blackwell. My father is Patrick
Henry, my brother is Anthony Henry
and my sister is Candi Koehler. My
extended family is my step-mom
Melinda Henry. Also my brothers
Joe and Miah Merrier, and my sis
ters Erica and Summer Mercier.
My interests and hobbies are
sports, family, friends, Royalty, and
work. I enjoy playing volleyball and
softball and watching basketball and
wrestling. I also have fun spending
time with my huge family. This year
I'm also spending a lot of my time in
Royalty. I am running for Sr. Miss
Grand Ronde 2000-2001. I enjoy
Royalty because I get to travel a lot,
learn about my culture, and get to
meet and communicate with many
new people. Another way I spend
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my time is work. I work for the Tribe
at Smoke Signals as a summer in
tern. I have fun doing this because
I am learning how to use the cam
eras and computers for future use. I
hope to establish a newspaper for my
Native American Youth Club.
When I graduate from high school
I plan to go to college. My goal is to
become a lawyer or a psychologist.
Then I plan to have a family.
Summer Youth Interns
The Tribe's Youth Education program sponsors
an eight-week summer employment program
for Tribal youth, ages 14-17. This is a great
opportunity for our young people to gain work
experience for the first time. The following is
a list of the 24 students involved in this year's
program and where they are working at the
Tribe.
Preschool
Andrea Childers, Highpine Eastman,
Alex Bishop, Ali Holsclaw, Caitlin Zimbrick,
and Matt Zimbrick
Before & After Care
Brett Leno and Rebecca Knight
Facilities Gary Guzman, Nick Kimsey,
Kevin Sierra, Jeremy Trammel, Lee Wilson
and Chad Peters
Cultural Resources
Emma Leno and Aliea Finney
Youth Center Janel Lara
Enrollment Shannon Wilson
Medical Records Adam Sierra
Information Systems Jack Provost
Public Relations Teresa Henry
Natural Resources -Brittany Thomas
Small Business Daniel Garrison
Health & Wellness Business Office
Cristina Lara
To the Grand Ronde Community,
It's fun and rewarding to be told
that you are doing a good job. It's
nice to receive good reviews. The
community, along with the Sheriffs
Office has received lots of good press
recently. Most notably for the
Sheriffs Office the recent article in
the Salem Statesman Journal.
That's great stuff. Positive press
sends an appealing message to the
rest of the state. Grand Ronde is
developing into a destination com
munity and can only grow and pros
per from it.
All this good press is the end prod
uct of lots of hard work done by lots
of dedicated people over long peri
ods of time. It has not just happened.
The marketing ads on television for
Spirit Mountain Casino are original
and have not just happened. The
marketing folks have done a great
job in selling the Casino and all it
has to offer.
The Natural Resources Division
has recently received notoriety for its
environmental and land manage
ment programs. The Public Works
and Housing Authority have also
received their share of notoriety for
their many accomplishments in the
development of the Grand Ronde
Community. The Family and Elders'
housing projects, along with a new
culture center are some of the more
recent obvious developments. A new
and much needed communications
tower is planned and is expected to
be completed soon.
I could continue mentioning the
achievements of several more divi
sions, from Education to Heath and
Wellness, the Social Services Divi
sion, the Tribal Court and the direc
tion provided by the EO, Council and
legal staff. I cannot effectively com
ment on all that has been accom
plished by these folks who work in
and manage these departments but
I can do so with the Sheriffs Office.
The Grand Ronde Deputies have
over time managed to gain the trust
and respect of the people in Grand
Ronde Community. Most people
know us by our names and because
this is a family community we are
known from word of mouth from one
family member to another for what
we might do or even say. One does
not have to read about something
concerning the Grand Ronde Depu
ties to get to know them.
The feeling of belonging within the
Grand Ronde Community is strong
with the four Deputies assigned
here. That same feeling is shared
by Jeff VanLaanen. Jeff returns
soon as the new Sergeant along with
a fifth Grand Ronde Deputy. One
of our newer deputies, Kevin
Haynes has managed to become part
of this community almost over night
with his open and caring attitude as
demonstrated in his approach to the
D.A.R.E. program.
It's nice to be part of a team, to hear
good things and see great accom
plishment. Thank you Grand Ronde.
Deputy Tom O'Brien